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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Support NetNeutrality !

The
internet's success in fostering innovation, access to knowledge and freedom of
speech is in large part due to the principle of net neutrality — the idea that
internet service providers give their customers equal access to all lawful
websites and services on the internet, without giving priority to any website
over another.

Due to intense lobbying by telecom operators like Airtel
and Vodafone, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is planning to
allow them to block apps and websites to extort more money from consumers and
businesses — an extreme violation of net neutrality.

TRAI has released aconsultation paperwith20 questionsspread across118
complicated pagesand
wants you to send them an e-mail by 24thof April, 2015.

Join us in fighting for net neutrality. Let’s remind TRAI
that their job is to protect the rights of consumers, not the profit margins of
telcos. Let’s demand access to the free, open internet.